sternutatory
adjective
Also sternutative. causing or tending to cause sneezing.
sternutatories
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pluralof sternutatory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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From his theory of the action of the air through the nose on the contents of the ventricles of the brain is explained his use of sternutatories, and his belief in the efficacy of sneezing.
From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by James Sands Elliott
Adjuvant measures are hot baths, poultices, inunctions, fumigations and sternutatories, and the use of certain herbs.
From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Henry Ebenezer Handerson
